Collar construction



July 14, 1942. F. w. BRYANT COLLAR CONSTRUCTION Filed Aug. 7, 1941 Patented July 14, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COLLAR CONSTRUCTION Frederick W. Bryant, Montclair, N. J.

Application August 7, 1941, Serial No. 405,848

Claims.

This invention relates to collars and more particularly to sportswear collars and it consists in the constructions, arrangements and .combinations herein described and claimed.

It is the cardinal object of the invention to provide a comfortable collar embodying means preventing puckering and gathering of the collar when Worn.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a collar in which the necessity of a seam at the fold line is overcome, thereby presenting a collar of neat appearance and comfortable to the wearer, whether a necktie is worn or not.

It isa still further object of the invention to provide a collar in which the bend problem is overcome in order to obtain the proper front slope and attachment to the body of a shirt.

Additional objects, advantages and features of invention will be apparent from the following description considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a collar blank, a portion of which has been cut therefrom,

Figure 2 is a plan View of a further blank portion of the collar,

Figure 3 is a plan View of collar illustrating a iirst step in the assembly of the collar,

Figure 4 is a plan view `of a collar as nally assembled,

Figure 5 is a plan View of the completed collar as seen from the front side of the collar.

Figure 6 is a cross section on the line 6-6 of Figure 4,

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the collar as applied to a shirt.

There is illustrated a collar blank I0 consisting of the main collar portion II and neck band I2 as an integral unit, the band I2 having the usual tab portions I3. Obviously the main collar portion Il may have any desired shape, and the present illustration represents the usual soft sportswear collar.

The band I2 of the blank I0 has a crescent shape portion cut therefrom as at Ill,` medially of the blank, extending from `opposite sides of the center of the blank and stopping inwardly of the top line fold of the collar.

In Figure 2 there is illustrated a crescent mem- `ber I5 of cloth, which is to be stitched within the crescent shaped cut out portion of the neck band, as will be presently described. It should be noted that the member I5 is cut on an arc having a lesser radius than the arc formed in the neck band I2, so that the lineal distance from point I6 to point II is greater than the distance from point I8 to point I9 of the member I5, for a purpose as will presently appear. The member I5 has a lower edge I5 closely approximating the lower edge I2 of the neck band.

As shown in Figure 3, a gathering stitch 20 is formed in the neck band I2 slightly inward of the out out crescent portion, which may be accomplished upon a sewing machine, or otherwise. Such a stitch is preferably of such nature as to produce innitesimally small gatherings 2l. In the present illustration, the gatherings are somewhat exaggerated for the sake of clearness. By thus gathering the cloth, the arc of the cresent shaped cut out portion is drawn together to approximately the shape and lineal distance of the crescent shaped member I5; and such gathering also causes the tabs I3 to be drawn downwardly below the center or fold line of the collar thus obtaining the desired arcuate shape of the collar, as indicated by the comparison of the solid and dotted lines in Figure 3.

When the collar has been brought to the stage described the member I5 is sewed to the gathered portions 2| by a permanent lock stitch 22 indicated in Figure 6. The gathering stitches are now removed. The surplus material indicated at 23 is cut away leavingv a clean nished edge as in Figure 5, which represents the iront side of the collar, all stitching, trimming, etc. having been performed upon the inner side of the collar'.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that I have provided a collar having a more rigid stance at the nape of the neck permitting and causing the collar to remain upright and in a neat position, even though the collar be worn open at the throat. The construction provides a soit well formed collar roll without unsightly seams, in which the collar points rest -unobtrusively against the collar bone of a wearer. Obviously a necktie may be worn and this without causing wrinkles or gatherings when the tie is drawn or adjusted in position.

The present showing is illustrative oi only a single facer of a two face collar as employed upon outer garments, such as shirts, jackets, pullovers, etc., the other face being finished, assembled and attached in the same manner usually employed on the above garments.

While I have shown and described a preferred construction, this is by way of illustration only and I consider as my own all such modifications in construction as fairly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A collar comprising a collar blank having a.

medial arcuate cut out portion of a given radius, means for gathering the edge portion of the cut out portion, a member having an arcuate edge corresponding to the radius of the gathered edge of the cut out portion and means to permanently secure the edges, together.

2. The structure of claim 1 in which the arcuate cut out portion lies inwardly of the fold line of the collar.

3. A collar comprising a collar blank having a medial arcuate cut out portion, a member complemental to the cut out portion but of lesser radius, stitching means for gathering the material of the out out portion to correspond to the ing means for securing the member to the collar blank within the out out portion.

4. The structure of claim 3 in which the arcuate cut out portion lies inwardly ,of the line of fold of the collar.

5. A collar comprising a collar blank consisting of a main collar portion and a collar band integral therewith, the collar band having a medial arcuate cut out portion of a given radius, means for gathering the edge portion of the cut out portion, a member having an arcuate edge corresponding to the radius of the gathered edge of the cut out portion and means to permanently secure the edges together.

radius of the complementary member and stitch- 'l5 FREDERICK W. BRYANT. 

